Christopher J. Moody

17.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
457 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Moody is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Toxicology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Moody has authored 457 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 364 papers in Organic Chemistry, 143 papers in Molecular Biology and 89 papers in Toxicology. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Moody's work include Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (98 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (88 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (77 papers). Christopher J. Moody is often cited by papers focused on Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (98 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (88 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (77 papers). Christopher J. Moody collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Christopher J. Moody's co-authors include Martyn Inman, Rachael A. Hughes, William Lewis, Charles W. Rees, David J. Miller, Christopher C. Nawrat, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Mark C. Bagley, Elizabeth Swann and T. L. Gilchrist and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Moody

452 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Indole synthesis – something old, something new 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2017 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Indole synthesis – something old, something new
    2012 584 citations Martyn Inman, Christopher J. Moody profile →
  2. Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds
    2017 241 citations Christopher R. Cooney, Christopher J. Moody et al. profile →

Peers

Christopher J. Moody
Hans‐Joachim Knölker Germany
K. C. Nicolaou United States
John A. Porco United States
Henry Rapoport United States
Michael E. Jung United States
Andrew T. McPhail United States
Ernest Hamel United States
Masahiro Hirama Japan
Yoshito Kishi United States
Guang‐Fu Yang China
Hans‐Joachim Knölker Germany
Christopher J. Moody
Citations per year, relative to Christopher J. Moody Christopher J. Moody (= 1×) peers Hans‐Joachim Knölker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher J. Moody

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kitson, Russell R. A., et al.. (2024). Geldanamycin, a Naturally Occurring Inhibitor of Hsp90 and a Lead Compound for Medicinal Chemistry. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(20). 17946–17963. 7 indexed citations
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Abuarqoub, Duaa, Alaa M. Hammad, Md Shahadat Hossan, et al.. (2022). In Vitro Anticancer Properties of Novel Bis-Triazoles. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 45(1). 175–196. 5 indexed citations
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He, Yichen, Zoë K. Varley, L. O. Nouri, et al.. (2022). Deep learning image segmentation reveals patterns of UV reflectance evolution in passerine birds. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5068–5068. 5 indexed citations
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Green, Michael T., Simon M. Nicolle, Martyn Inman, et al.. (2021). Diazophosphonates: Effective Surrogates for Diazoalkanes in Pyrazole Synthesis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(55). 13703–13708. 9 indexed citations
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Inman, Martyn, et al.. (2021). Cytotoxic and radiosensitising effects of a novel thioredoxin reductase inhibitor in breast cancer. Investigational New Drugs. 39(5). 1232–1241. 15 indexed citations
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Stevens, Malcolm F. G., Christopher J. Moody, Neil R. Thomas, et al.. (2020). Delivery of Temozolomide and N3-Propargyl Analog to Brain Tumors Using an Apoferritin Nanocage. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(11). 12609–12617. 36 indexed citations
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Wales, Steven M., et al.. (2018). Diastereoselective Synthesis of Highly Substituted, Amino‐ and Pyrrolidino‐Tetrahydrofurans as Lead‐Like Molecular Scaffolds. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(32). 8233–8239. 9 indexed citations
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Inman, Martyn, et al.. (2018). Origin of the Thiopyrone CTP-431 “Unexpectedly” Isolated from the Marine Sponge Cacospongia mycofijiensis. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 83(17). 10595–10601. 6 indexed citations
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Wales, Steven M., et al.. (2018). Nitrogen‐Bridged, Natural Product Like Octahydrobenzofurans and Octahydroindoles: Scope and Mechanism of Bridge‐Forming Reductive Amination via Caged Heteroadamantanes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(34). 4696–4704. 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Huw E. L., et al.. (2017). Total Synthesis of the Post‐translationally Modified Polyazole Peptide Antibiotic Goadsporin. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(11). 3069–3073. 12 indexed citations
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Nicolle, Simon M., et al.. (2017). C−H Insertion as a Key Step to Spiro‐Oxetanes, Scaffolds for Drug Discovery. Chemistry - A European Journal. 23(55). 13623–13627. 19 indexed citations
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Inman, Martyn, et al.. (2017). Total Synthesis of the Cyclic Dodecapeptides Wewakazole and Wewakazole B. Organic Letters. 19(13). 3454–3457. 11 indexed citations
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Laughton, Charles A., et al.. (2017). Development of a series of bis-triazoles as G-quadruplex ligands. RSC Advances. 7(75). 47297–47308. 15 indexed citations
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Williams, Huw E. L., et al.. (2017). Total Synthesis of the Post‐translationally Modified Polyazole Peptide Antibiotic Goadsporin. Angewandte Chemie. 129(11). 3115–3119. 1 indexed citations
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Murray, Alexander T., et al.. (2016). Synthesis of Epibatidine Analogues by Pyrrole Diels–Alder Reactions: Rapid Access to Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and 3,8‐Diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane Scaffolds for Library Synthesis. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2017(1). 138–148. 10 indexed citations
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Kitson, Russell R. A., et al.. (2016). Formal Total Synthesis of Diazonamide A by Indole Oxidative Rearrangement. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(31). 10867–10876. 26 indexed citations
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Moody, Christopher J., et al.. (2015). Seven-membered ring scaffolds for drug discovery: Access to functionalised azepanes and oxepanes through diazocarbonyl chemistry. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 23(11). 2730–2735. 30 indexed citations
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Moody, Christopher J., Peter Hunt, & Carl Smith. (2000). Iodocyclisation of N-allyl ureas; a route to imidazolin-2-ones. ARKIVOC. 2000(5). 698–706. 4 indexed citations

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